HICKS v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 3340.

197 A.2d 154 (1964)

Eddie J. HICKS, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided February 5, 1964.

Rehearing Denied February 21, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Wolfram, Washington, D. C., with whom M. Michael Sharlot, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Ted D. Kuemmerling, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom Chester H. Gray, Corp. Counsel, Milton D. Korman, Principal Asst. Corp. Counsel, and Hubert B. Pair, Asst. Corp. Counsel, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before HOOD, Chief Judge, and QUINN and MYERS, Associate Judges.


HOOD, Chief Judge.

Our Code provides that certain classes of persons shall be deemed vagrants. One such class is:

"Any person leading an immoral or profligate life who has no lawful employment and who has no lawful means of support realized from a lawful occupation or source." Code 1961, 22-3302(3).

Appellant was convicted of vagrancy under this classification. On this appeal no contention is made that the evidence was insufficient to bring appellant...

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